Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, accompanied by a high level delegation from the Ministry, CMDs/MDs of OVL, OIL, BPCL and BPRL and a 9-member CII delegation visited Maputo from 8-11 April. On 9 April, Shri Pradhan participated in an interactive session between Mozambican and Indian industry representatives and had extensive discussions with his Mozambican counterpart, Mr. Pedro Couto, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy. On 10 April, he met Foreign Minister Baloi and called on Prime Minister Rosario as well as interacted with Indian businessmen at a reception hosted by the High Commissioner.